Nursing doll



Jan. 21, 1941. J BROCK 2,229,439

NURSING DOLL Filed Nov. 25, 1955 IN VENTOR.

Jkca Brock mrw ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 21, 1941 UNITED STATES NURSINGDOLL Jacob Brock, Brooklyn,

N. Y., assignor to American Character Doll 00., Inc., New York, N. Y., acorporation of New York Application November 23, 1935, Serial No. 51,237

Claims.

This invention relatesto dolls and has particular reference to animproved doll structure which is capable of simulating the operation ofdrinking from a nursing bottle.

The invention comprehends a doll including a hollow body having a mouthopening so contoured as to receive the nipple of a nursing bottletherein and the gravitational discharge therein of the liquid from thenipple of the nursing bottle, while permitting of the escape of the airfrom the body of the doll and the displacement of the air by the liquid.

The invention further provides a doll having a hollow body constructedof resilient material and having arms and legs so constructed andconnected therewith as to render the joints air and Water tight in orderthat the body may also serve as means for producing a suction fordrawing liquid from a nursing bottle inserted in the mouth of the dolland as a receptacle for receiving the liquid.

The improved doll also includes a conduit connected with the mouth ofthe doll and extending into the hollow body thereof for conveying kliquid into the hollow body and with means carried by the upper portionof the body for preventing the liquid received by the body from enteringthe head of the doll.

The invention also includes an improved nursing bottle having a nipplefitting over the open end thereof and with a vent in the neck of thebottle through which air may freely enter the bottie to relieve thepartial vacuum therein to thereby allow the gravitational flow of theliquid through the nipple and which vent is so located that it may beclosed by the thumb or finger to thereby shut off the flow of the liquidfrom the nipple.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, reference is now made tothe following specification and accompanying drawing in which there isdisclosed the preferred embodiments of the invention, while the claimscover variations and modifications thereof which fall within the scopeof the invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through a doll constructed inaccordance with the invention and illustrating a nursing bottleassociated therewith.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view illustrating theconnection between the body and one of the articulated limb members.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary longitudinalsectional view of a dollillustrating a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through the head in theregion of the mouth opening and illustrating the bottle nipple inplace.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary face view of the doll head illustrating asection of the nipple positioned in the mouth opening.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view through the nursing bottle.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference and moreparticularly to the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2thereof, the doll I0 comprises a body II, a head I2 and arm and legmembers I3 and I4 respectively, each of which parts is of hollowformation and is constructed of rubber or other compressible resilientmaterial. The body II is provided with an annular flange I5 extendingoutwardly from the upper end of the neck portion thereof and insurrounding relation to the neck opening extending into the hollowinterior of the body. The head I2 of the doll is formed with an openingfor receiving the neck portion of the body II and is provided with aninwardly ext-ending annular bead I6 defining the inner periphery of theneck opening which is engaged by the lower annular face of the flange I5for securing the head in position on the body II.

A tubular boss I! formed on the inner surface of the head I2 insurrounding relation withthe mouth opening I8 has secured therein theupper end of a flexible conduit I9 which conduit extends downwardlythrough the neck opening with its open free end 20 located in the hollowinterior of the body II for conveying the liquid received in the mouthopening into the body. The mouth opening I8 is of ellipticalconfiguration so as to receive centrally therein the end of a nipple 2|of a nursing bottle 22 and to admit of the gravitational fiow therein ofthe liquid from the nipple and the escape of the air from the bodythrough the corners I8a of the mouth opening when the nipple is insertedtherein and the doll laid upon its back. The upper end of the conduit I9is fixedly secured within the tubular boss I! in spaced relation to themouth opening to thereby form an enlarged intake chamber Ila within theboss I! and between the mouth opening and the end of the conduit I9 sothat when the nipple is inserted in the mouth opening the discharge endthereof is spaced from the open end of the conduit I9 thereby allowingthe free egress of the air from the body through the conduit I9 andthrough the corners Ilia of the mouth opening.

The Walls of the body II are normally distended as shown in full linesin Fig. 1 and are adapted to be depressed to the dotted line positionshown therein for producing a suction in the conduit I9 and at the mouthopening I8 to thereby draw liquid from the nursing bottle 22 into thebody II when the nipple 2| is inserted in the mouth opening I8. Thus thedoll may be positioned so as to receive the gravitational discharge ofthe liquid from the nursing bottle or the doll may be manipulated tocreate a .suction within the body to draw the liquid therein from thenursing bottle.

For the purpose of preventing the liquid received in the body fromentering the head of the doll, the body I l is provided with an inwardlyextending, inwardly tapered tubular member 23 having a flanged upper end24 cemented or otherwise sealed to the upper surface of the flange I5with the remaining portion thereof disposed in spaced relation with theinner surface of the body H and through which tubular member the conduitI9 extends with the open free end 28 thereof projecting beyond the openfree end 25 of the tubular member 23. The conduit I9 substantiallycloses the opening in the free end 25 of the tubular member 23 andthereby entraps the liquid received in the body from entering the headof the doll.

The arm and leg members l3 and M are each provided with a reduced neckportion 26 and an outturned annular flange 2i defining an annulargroove, which neck is snugly fitted within an opening 23 in the body I!to provide a swivelled air and water tight connection between the limbmember and the body. The inner ends of the arm and leg members 53 and Mare each sealed with a rubber covering 29 cemented or otherwise securedto the inner face of the flange 21 which extends over and closes theopening into the interior of the limb member to thereby prevent theliquid in the body it from entering the same. The body ll thus forms asubstantially water and air tight receptacle for receiving the liquiddrawn in through the mouth opening by suction created when the body iscompressed. The body I! is provided with a small outlet 39 through therear wall thereof which permits the slow escape of the liquid receivedin the body.

The nursing bottle 22 is formed with an elongated neck 3! having a vent32 through which air may enter the bottle to relieve the partial vacuumcreated therein when the bottle is filled with the liquid so as to allowthe liquid in the bottle to flow through the outlet 33 in the free endof the nipple 25 secured over the flanged open end 35 of the bottle. Thevent 32 is so located that it may be closed by engaging thereover thethumb or finger to thereby prevent air entering into the bottle so as toshut off the flow of the liquid through the nipple.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 3, the openingextending into the body 35 through the neck thereof, is closed by acovering 36 of rubber which is cemented or otherwise secured to theupper surface of the annular flange 31 extending outwardly from theupper end of the neck portion and surrounding the opening into the body35. The covering 36 is formed with a restricted opening 33 for snuglyreceiving therethrough the conduit 39 extending from the mouth opening453 of the head with its free end extending downwardly into the interiorof the body 35. The covering 38 functions to pre- Vent the liquidreceived in the body 35 from entering the head of the doll.

What is claimed is:

1. In a doll, a hollow body, a head having a mouth opening, a tubularboss formed on the inner surface of the head in surrounding relationwith the mouth opening and a conduit ex tending into the body and havingone end secured within the said boss in spaced relation to the mouthopening to thereby form a chamber within the said boss between the mouthopening and the end of the conduit, said mouth opening being adapted toreceive the nipple of a nursing bottle to gravitationally discharge theliquid therefrom into the body of the doll and said mouth opening beingso contoured as to permit of the escape of the air from the body throughthe said conduit and through the corners of the mouth opening when thenipple is positioned in the mouth opening.

2. In a doll, a hollow body, a head having a mouth opening and a conduitconnected to the head in surrounding relation to the mouth opening andextending into the body, said mouth opening being adapted to receive thenipple of a nursing bottle to gravitationally discharge the liquidtherefrom into the body of the doll through the mouth opening and saidmouth opening being so contoured as to permit of the escape of the airfrom the body through the corners of the mouth opening when the nippleis positioned therein and the liquid is gravitationally discharged intothe body through the mouth opening. E

3. In a doll, a hollow body, a head having a mouth opening, a conduitconnected to the head in surrounding relation to the mouth opening andextending into the body, means sealed around the open end of the bodythrough which means the conduit extends for preventing liquid receivedby the body from entering the head and said mouth opening being adaptedto receive the nipple of a nursing bottle and so contoured as to permitof the escape of the air from within the body as the liquidgravitationally enters the same through the mouth opening.

4. In a doll, a compressible resilient body, an inwardly extendingtubular member sealed around its upper end to the neck of the body andwith its remaining portion disposed in spaced relation with the innersurface of the body, a head having a mouth opening, a conduit connectedto the head in surrounding relation to the mouth opening and extendingthrough the tubular member into the body of the doll, the body whencompressed providing a suction in the conduit to draw liquid through themouth opening into the body and said tubular member cooperating with theconduit to prevent the liquid received in the body from entering thehead of the doll.

5. In a doll, a body, an inwardly extending inwardly tapered tubularmember sealed around its upper end to the upper portion of the body andwith its remaining'portion disposed in spaced relation with the innersurface thereof, a head having a mouth opening, a conduit connected tothe head in communication with the mouth opening and extending throughthe tubular member into the body of the doll and said tubular membercooperating with the conduit to prevent liquid received in the bodythrough the mouth opening from entering the head of the doll.

JACOB BROOK.

